Japan Food and Beverage Retail Showcase, Kyushu and Hokkaido

According to Australia Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), Austrade will hold ‘virtual showcasing’ sessions - a series of individual presentations - followed by sample tastings at Austrade’s Fukuoka and Sapporo offices in Japan, as well as customers' offices located outside of the Fukuoka and Sapporo areas. For these sessions Austrade will be targeting 10 or more buyer groups from key retail and wholesale companies who have a strong presence, product sourcing and distribution in Kyushu and Hokkaido (Date: 21 May 2018 - 1 Jun 2018).
The program is designed to increase the presence of retail oriented premium Australian made food and beverage products already imported into Japan by targeting new regional opportunities.
This virtual showcase program doesn't require participants' physical presence but only require product information and samples for testing the market.
For information on the Retail sector and key trends in Kyushu and Hokkaido, Japan please refer to the following insights brochure.
https://www.austrade.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/5838/Retail%20insight%20Hokkaido%20and%20Kyushu%20FINAL.pdf.aspx

Who should participate:
Manufacturers of retail oriented food and beverage products with distributorship in Japan and with a desire to increase market presence via proactive regional marketing.
Key product categories:
1) Confectionery
2) Savoury snacks
3) Natural, healthy and functional foods
4) Gourmet foods
5) Honey, spreads, jams
6) Sauces, condiments
7) Specialty processed foods
8) Ready to eat/prepared foods
9) Non-alcoholic beverages.

​Ref:https://www.austrade.gov.au/EventViewBookingDetails.aspx?Bck=Y&EventID=25260&m=0|0&utm_campaign=TRADE-MI-Export+Update+March+2018&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Export+Update+Newsletter#/event?_k=l38dim

If you want to read this article in Japanese, please see the following link:
https://www.j-abc.com/jp-blog/4318543
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